Current Affairs Quiz: 12 November 2018

Current Affairs
1. Where the 33rd ASEAN Summit is being held?
a) Singapore
b) China
c) Malaysia
d) Indonesia


Answer : 1. (a) Singapore
The 33rd edition of the ASEAN Summit began on November 11, 2018 at Suntec Singapore Convention Centre, Singapore. The opening ceremony of the summit will take place on November 13, 2018. Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, is the Chairman of this year’s Summit.
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2. Goa Government recently banned the import of which seafood item for 6 months?
a) Prawns
b) Fishes
c) Lobsters
d) All of the above


Answer : 2. (b) Fishes
Goa announced a ban on import of fishes for six months. The decision was taken against the backdrop of a scare in the coastal state that formalin, a potential cancer-causing chemical, was being used to preserve fishes.
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3. When the National Education Day is celebrated every year in India?
a) 9 November
b) 10 November
c) 11 November
d) 12 November


Answer : 3. (c) 11 November
Central Government declared November 11, the birth anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, as National Education Day. Abul Kalam Azad was a freedom fighter, eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education.
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4. The Supreme Court recently approved a separate High Court for which state?
a) Sikkim
b) Bihar
c) Daman & Diu
d) Andhra Pradesh


Answer : 4. (d) Andhra Pradesh
The Supreme Court recently approved a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh and it will start functioning from January 1, 2019. It will be the 25th high court in the country and will initially function from a temporary structure till the permanent building comes up in the Justice City complex, Amaravati.
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5. Which state recently launched the technology driven ‘Mo Bus’ service?
a) Odisha
b) Rajasthan
c) Haryana
d) Karnataka


Answer : 5. (a) Odisha
In Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government rolled out the technology-driven and citizen-friendly ‘Mo bus’ service featuring free wi-fi, CCTV surveillance, public information display system and on board announcements in the city.
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6. Who was appointed as the Secretary General of Lok Sabha?
a) Anupama Singh
b) Snehlata Shrivastava
c) Sumitra Mahajan
d) Lily Sen


Answer : 6. (b) Snehlata Shrivastava
The tenure of the Lok Sabha Secretary General, Snehlata Shrivastava, has been extended by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for one year. Snehlata, who is 1982-batch retired IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, was appointed last year in rank and status of a Cabinet Secretary. She was scheduled to retire on November 30.
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7. When was Public Service Broadcasting Day observed?
a) 12th November
b) 10th November
c) 9th November
d) 11 November


Answer : 7. (a) 12th November
The Public Service Broadcasting Day was observed across India on November 12, 2018. The day is observed every year to commemorate the first and last visit of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi to the studio of All India Radio, Delhi in 1947.
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8. The nation has unveiled a bronze statue commemorating role of Indian soldiers in World War I?
a) Germany
b) India
c) France
d) Britain


Answer : 8. (c) France
A statue commemorating the role of Indian soldiers in World War I was unveiled on November 11, 2018 in the town of Laventie, France to mark the end of the First World War in 1918. The memorial commemorates over 4,700 soldiers and labourers from British India who lost their lives on the Western Front during World War I and have no known graves.
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9. Which city hosted the Global Cooling Innovation Summit?
a) Beijing
b) New Delhi
c) Kathmandu
d) Colombo


Answer : 9. (b) New Delhi
The Global Cooling Innovation Summit was inaugurated by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on November 12, 2018 in New Delhi. While speaking at the event, the Union Minister announced the launch of the Global Cooling Prize, an international competition to incentivise the development of a residential cooling technology that will have five times less climate impact in comparison to the standard Room Air Conditioning (RAC) units sold currently.
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10. The Armistice bringing an end to the First World War was signed on which day?
a) 10th November
b) 9th November
c) 12th November
d) 11th November


Answer : 10. (d) 11th November
World leaders gathered in Paris on November 11, 2018 to lead the global commemorations to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War The occasion saw around 70 leaders come together including US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in the French capital.
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11. India undertook bilateral naval exercise ‘SIMBEX 2018’ with which nation?
a) Sri Lanka
b) South Korea
c) Singapore
d) Switzerland


Answer : 11. (c) Singapore
The 25th edition of SIMBEX, “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” is scheduled to be held from November 10- 21, 2018 in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.The 2018 edition marks the silver jubilee of SIMBEX. To mark the historical occasion, the navies of both nations are undertaking exercises over an extended geography.
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12. Which Indian state has announced a ban on fish imports for 6 months?
a) Maharashtra
b) Goa
c) Odisha
d) West Bengal


Answer :12. (b) Goa
The Goa government on November 10, 2018 announced a ban on import of fish into the state for six months. The move comes against the backdrop of a scare in the coastal state that formalin, a potential cancer-causing chemical, was being used to preserved fish.
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